Strangest climate I have seen (Frisco, West: hospitable, office, coastal)

[BOORGONG]

Originally Posted by hbdwihdh378y9

By the way, that was a typo. I am 200 lbs., not 299.

Lol. Healthier, and less dangerous.

[Rakin]

Originally Posted by loves2read

Lot of inaccuracies

No Cat 5 hurricanes in the 60s and 70s
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The biggies were Carla, Beleu and Ceclia. Which had been Cat 5 right before they hit the coast. Carla depending on who you read had winds of 175 mph. Cat 5 winds start at 157 mh.


September 11-13, 1961: Hurricane Carla (landfall near Port O'Connor and Galveston)

34 dead
$300 million damage
175mph wind gusts
18.5 feet storm surge

For 1961, this is a lot of damage. Regardless a Cat 3 or 4 would today destroy a whole lot of people along the coast. I recall the remnants of Carla coming into north TX and dropping 12-20 inches of rain IIRC and creating wide spread flooding at that time.


And you would be right there were no Category nothing's in the 60's and early 70's. The Scale was developed in 1971 and used publicly in 1973. Anything before that time was just considered whatever Dan Rather and Harold Taft wanted to call it.

So technically there were no Cat 5's, 4's or 3's in he 1960s. But they did categorize those storms later on by estimate.

[stargirl007]

Has anyone checked their water meter and evaluated their usage after this crazy week? We checked ours as one final verification we had no hidden leaks by turning the water off. The meter functioned as normal. However, i took note that service end feb 5th our meter read 9027 according to our latest bill. It says it now reads 4069. We are a household of 2 people, no pool. Its impossible to use that much water especially in that period of time. So its like the meter froze or had a weather related issue. Anyone seeing anything similar? I am calling the city tomorrow and am hoping this is just that I dont know or understand how the meters in Frisco work since we just moved here a few months ago.

[Threestep2]

Originally Posted by stargirl007

Has anyone checked their water meter and evaluated their usage after this crazy week? We checked ours as one final verification we had no hidden leaks by turning the water off. The meter functioned as normal. However, i took note that service end feb 5th our meter read 9027 according to our latest bill. It says it now reads 4069. We are a household of 2 people, no pool. Its impossible to use that much water especially in that period of time. So its like the meter froze or had a weather related issue. Anyone seeing anything similar? I am calling the city tomorrow and am hoping this is just that I dont know or understand how the meters in Frisco work since we just moved here a few months ago.

Water works are handling emergencies tight now. Take snap shots of your meter with date/time. Is it moving when everything in the house is off. They will work with you if you have a damage issue. The meter may simply be frozen.

[As Above So Below...]

Originally Posted by Rakin

The biggies were Carla, Beleu and Ceclia. Which had been Cat 5 right before they hit the coast. Carla depending on who you read had winds of 175 mph. Cat 5 winds start at 157 mh.


September 11-13, 1961: Hurricane Carla (landfall near Port O'Connor and Galveston)

34 dead
$300 million damage
175mph wind gusts
18.5 feet storm surge

For 1961, this is a lot of damage. Regardless a Cat 3 or 4 would today destroy a whole lot of people along the coast. I recall the remnants of Carla coming into north TX and dropping 12-20 inches of rain IIRC and creating wide spread flooding at that time.


And you would be right there were no Category nothing's in the 60's and early 70's. The Scale was developed in 1971 and used publicly in 1973. Anything before that time was just considered whatever Dan Rather and Harold Taft wanted to call it.

So technically there were no Cat 5's, 4's or 3's in he 1960s. But they did categorize those storms later on by estimate.

Carla was not a category 5, it was a category 4. Wind gusts do not count on that scale (which is where the 175 MPH number comes from-it was a gust), you can only count 1-minute sustained winds. Carla's were 145 MPH.

The only category 5 hurricanes at landfall in the US were the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane, Hurricane Camille, Hurricane Andrew, and Hurricane Michael.

[stargirl007]

Originally Posted by Threestep2

Water works are handling emergencies tight now. Take snap shots of your meter with date/time. Is it moving when everything in the house is off. They will work with you if you have a damage issue. The meter may simply be frozen.

The meter moves when water is running. We cut it off and it stops. I took a video to show it for records.

Edit: ignore me. I need a homeowners maintenance class. Confused the gas and water meters lol.

[walker1962]

Originally Posted by KathrynAragon

We're not just talking about snow. We're talking about record breaking cold, ice, wind, and more snow in one day than is usual for an entire year. Not sure if you realize this, but all time records were broken regarding the constantly low temperatures. ALL TIME records. So yeah - the severity of this winter is unique.

And yes, the effects were exacerbated by very high populations and the grid.

lol, um do you realize how much ICE can be created in the aftermath of 20 inches of snow!? How long it would take to melt that much snow? All time records were broken for one night in DFW -2. Overall, its was a top 5 weather even in DFW but not in Houston. I'm a native of Houston but live in DFW.

[walker1962]

There's a great article in today's Sunday Dallas Morning News with regard to the growth in Texas power capacity since 2000, actually, outpacing all other states in new capacity. Sad to see that then suffer the drama of blackouts and flooded housess.

[Pilsn3r]

Originally Posted by walker1962

There's a great article in today's Sunday Dallas Morning News with regard to the growth in Texas power capacity since 2000, actually, outpacing all other states in new capacity. Sad to see that then suffer the drama of blackouts and flooded housess.

Read it. It boils (no pun intended) down to politicians and to some lesser extent, energy customers, not willing to pay for winterization at least since 2011 despite repeated warnings. I'm glad DMN did not try to deflect and blame green energy as the cause.

[move4ward]

Power just went out in Carrollton. Street lights and residential is down for several blocks. No danger of freezing. I need it up and running to work remote tomorrow.